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alanffm's review
3.0
This is a weird book. It's not quite a memoir and not quite a collection of essays, but a quasi-reflection of the world as Vonnegut saw it before he died. It's interesting to see how his political positions and predictions stand over a decade later. In this, I would say Vonnegut was not exactly spot on. That being said, it is worth mentioning that I am a big Vonnegut fan, despite disagreeing with him, and it was refreshing to hear his voice again. This is a good book, but only for those who are interested in it's author.
missoxley's review
3.0
Laughed out loud at parts. I understand his political diatribe towards the end but wished he would have stuck without it. Good quick read
justaprilann's review
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
Am I an old crotchety man on the inside? Some of his points were repetitive, but I found myself agreeing with him at every turn. Especially his stances on anti-imperialism and how the planet is in peril and its because of human greed. Interested to read some of his fiction now.
kevin_shepherd's review against another edition
5.0
A Man Without a Country (2005) is Vonnegut’s last publication before he died (2007). It is a collection of introspective essays with a somewhat pessimistic eye toward the future of human civilization (if he was this distraught about 2005 imagine how he would have felt about 2016!). This short book might be the closest he ever came to gifting us an autobiography.
“If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.”
“If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.”
maxreads1720's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
I like that this was just Vonnegut’s stream of conscious. A lot of great short stories put together, emphasis on short.
ilovecatsdotcom's review
5.0
Vonnegut makes me proud to be a Hoosier. With quotes like,
“In case you haven't noticed, we are now as feared and hated all over the world as the Nazis once were.
And with good reason,”
And,
“So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate, the House of Representatives, or the media. The America I loved still exists at the front desks of our public libraries,”
He warms my little socialist heart.
If you’re a fan of his work or haven’t read him at all, “A Man Without a Country” is a quick, beautiful standalone.
“In case you haven't noticed, we are now as feared and hated all over the world as the Nazis once were.
And with good reason,”
And,
“So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate, the House of Representatives, or the media. The America I loved still exists at the front desks of our public libraries,”
He warms my little socialist heart.
If you’re a fan of his work or haven’t read him at all, “A Man Without a Country” is a quick, beautiful standalone.